Poor performance/FPS

01-30-08, 09:38 PM

Hey all, when Im out at sea looking over a Japanese Fleet etc I get really poor FPS...like around 20 ish..

are there any big performance tweaks for this game??

Rockin Robbins · 01-30-08, 09:44 PM

Performance tweaks all tend to look like rectangles of intricately printed paper money!:rotfl:You can limit running processes, make sure you have 2 gig of RAM and the latest drivers for your hardware. Then it's time to prioritize purchses, beginning with getting the amount of RAM up to snuff.

kiwi_2005 · 01-30-08, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by demowhc

are there any big performance tweaks for this game??

Yeah lots of ram

FIREWALL · 01-30-08, 09:49 PM

Standard replys your gonna get are "What are your computer specs and\or What game settings are you running"

So to help you we need above info.

01-30-08, 10:59 PM

sorry guys i should have given you my specs :P

Q6600
2 x 2900XT
3GB ddr2 800

i run the game in 1680x1050 and use 4xaa and 8xaf, I need my aa and af..

FIREWALL · 01-30-08, 11:13 PM

Your rig isn't a problem. It has more than enough juice to run this game.

And as for ingame settings you should be able to max out and still have good fps.

Keep checking back here. Sorry I couldn't be more help.

k1l0 · 01-31-08, 04:30 AM

try a p4 2ghz 640ram 6800xt ...

quit whining ...

vickers03 · 01-31-08, 04:51 AM

turn down anisotropic filtering to 4x ...

AkbarGulag · 01-31-08, 04:55 AM

Can't remember what thread this was posted in.....

"---- Instructions for improving FPS in game with no functionality loss:

Open the file C:\program Files\ubisoft\Silent Hunter 4 Wolves of the Pacific\data\cfg\Main.cfg

Go right to the bottom of this file

You'll see

[DEVELOPING]
DevDebugEnable=Yes
DevEditEnable=Yes
MiniDump=Yes

Change them to

[DEVELOPING]
DevDebugEnable=No
DevEditEnable=No
MiniDump=No

That should get you a few more FPS.

JCC ----"

donut · 01-31-08, 05:45 AM

These only load down ram. Had only 1024 TC returning to Midway last patrol w/overwrites.

jas39 · 01-31-08, 10:53 AM

Ati cards have problems with AA AF, especially when in crossfire mode...

walrusbomb · 01-31-08, 11:26 AM

are you using onboard audio?

I recently disabled my onboard audio and installed a Soundblaster card and noticed a nice bump in framerate. It's rather indirect, but after looking deeper, the onboard audio was causing my northbridge and southbridge to run too hot. which hurt performance.

jdkbph · 01-31-08, 12:12 PM

Another thing you might want to try is removing 1GB of RAM. Yeah... REmoving

so that you're left with an even number of identical DIMMs installed totalling 2GB.

Is he crazy? Is he nuts?

Maybe not. Depending on the configuration (eg, 2 x 1GB and 2 x 512MB, or 1x 2Gb and 2 x 512MB) you may have disabled or degraded your ability to run in dual channel mode. I honestly don't know for a fact what impact that would have on SH4, but I do know that, in theory, it could be significant.

If that helps, you then might want to consider upgrading to 4GB by adding 2 more DIMMs identical to the first 2.

And yeah, yeah, I know about the 32bit memory address limitation... but for a few bucks "wasted" you get the RAM you need without giving up dual channel.

JD

Fishie · 01-31-08, 12:24 PM

Are you trying to run antiostopic (sp?) filtering at 4x or above? If so, tune it back to 2X, and all will be well.

02-02-08, 01:38 AM

Thanks for the suggestions guys, I have found out what my problem is..

my video cards are not going into thier 3D clocks (848/828), and are playing the game in 2D clocks only (506/513)..I havnt had this problem with any other games..even if I disable crossfire the same thing happens...

I have found that if i open ATI tool if forces the first card to run at 3D clocks all the time, so atm I am playing with 1 card and leaving ATI tool open while i play.

1 card runs the game great (when its in 3D clocks

) at 4xaa and 4xaf 1680x1050 and vsync on..sits on 60 fps

so ill just play with 1 card for now and spam ATI support..

and jdkbph about the 3GB ram thing, yes the 3GB run in dual channel mode in a 2x1GB and 2x512mb config on a ga-x38-dq6 mobo. iv run bandwidth tests etc which are fine and cpu-z, windows, everest and the mobo all report the ram is indeed running in dual channel.

anyway thanks for ur help guys, Im off to sink some Japs!

01-30-08, 09:38 PM	#1
demowhc Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Poor performance/FPS Hey all, when Im out at sea looking over a Japanese Fleet etc I get really poor FPS...like around 20 ish.. are there any big performance tweaks for this game??

01-30-08, 09:44 PM	#2
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Good news....or not Performance tweaks all tend to look like rectangles of intricately printed paper money!:rotfl:You can limit running processes, make sure you have 2 gig of RAM and the latest drivers for your hardware. Then it's time to prioritize purchses, beginning with getting the amount of RAM up to snuff. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

01-30-08, 09:49 PM	#4
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Standard replys your gonna get are "What are your computer specs and\or What game settings are you running" So to help you we need above info. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

01-30-08, 11:13 PM	#6
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Your rig isn't a problem. It has more than enough juice to run this game. And as for ingame settings you should be able to max out and still have good fps. Keep checking back here. Sorry I couldn't be more help. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

01-31-08, 04:55 AM	#9
AkbarGulag Samurai Navy Join Date: May 2007 Location: cfgdatsimZOMGddstgasns Posts: 571 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 1	Can't remember what thread this was posted in..... "---- Instructions for improving FPS in game with no functionality loss: Open the file C:\program Files\ubisoft\Silent Hunter 4 Wolves of the Pacific\data\cfg\Main.cfg Go right to the bottom of this file You'll see [DEVELOPING] DevDebugEnable=Yes DevEditEnable=Yes MiniDump=Yes Change them to [DEVELOPING] DevDebugEnable=No DevEditEnable=No MiniDump=No That should get you a few more FPS. JCC ----" __________________ "6 days into his patrol, the first enemy ship was spotted... a trawler... ...It was at this point, Captain AkbarGulag realised how green his crew was..."

01-30-08, 10:59 PM	#5
demowhc Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	sorry guys i should have given you my specs :P Q6600 2 x 2900XT 3GB ddr2 800 i run the game in 1680x1050 and use 4xaa and 8xaf, I need my aa and af..

01-31-08, 04:30 AM	#7
k1l0 Watch Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 24 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	try a p4 2ghz 640ram 6800xt ... quit whining ...

01-31-08, 04:51 AM	#8
vickers03 Pooped from posting Join Date: May 2007 Location: germany Posts: 999 Downloads: 712 Uploads: 37	turn down anisotropic filtering to 4x ...

01-31-08, 05:45 AM	#10
donut The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Shifting, Whispering Sands, NM Posts: 1,463 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Defrag,do not collect/overwrite saves These only load down ram. Had only 1024 TC returning to Midway last patrol w/overwrites.

01-31-08, 10:53 AM	#11
jas39 A-ganger Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 77 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Ati cards have problems with AA AF, especially when in crossfire mode...

01-31-08, 11:26 AM	#12
walrusbomb Planesman Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 180 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	are you using onboard audio? I recently disabled my onboard audio and installed a Soundblaster card and noticed a nice bump in framerate. It's rather indirect, but after looking deeper, the onboard audio was causing my northbridge and southbridge to run too hot. which hurt performance.

01-31-08, 12:12 PM	#13
jdkbph Captain Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 508 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 0	Another thing you might want to try is removing 1GB of RAM. Yeah... REmoving so that you're left with an even number of identical DIMMs installed totalling 2GB. Is he crazy? Is he nuts? Maybe not. Depending on the configuration (eg, 2 x 1GB and 2 x 512MB, or 1x 2Gb and 2 x 512MB) you may have disabled or degraded your ability to run in dual channel mode. I honestly don't know for a fact what impact that would have on SH4, but I do know that, in theory, it could be significant. If that helps, you then might want to consider upgrading to 4GB by adding 2 more DIMMs identical to the first 2. And yeah, yeah, I know about the 32bit memory address limitation... but for a few bucks "wasted" you get the RAM you need without giving up dual channel. JD

01-31-08, 12:24 PM	#14
Fishie Loader Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 82 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Are you trying to run antiostopic (sp?) filtering at 4x or above? If so, tune it back to 2X, and all will be well. __________________ One fish, two fish, three fish, BOOM! Fishie, Commander SS-215 Fear the Growler!

02-02-08, 01:38 AM	#15
demowhc Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Thanks for the suggestions guys, I have found out what my problem is.. my video cards are not going into thier 3D clocks (848/828), and are playing the game in 2D clocks only (506/513)..I havnt had this problem with any other games..even if I disable crossfire the same thing happens... I have found that if i open ATI tool if forces the first card to run at 3D clocks all the time, so atm I am playing with 1 card and leaving ATI tool open while i play. 1 card runs the game great (when its in 3D clocks ) at 4xaa and 4xaf 1680x1050 and vsync on..sits on 60 fps so ill just play with 1 card for now and spam ATI support.. and jdkbph about the 3GB ram thing, yes the 3GB run in dual channel mode in a 2x1GB and 2x512mb config on a ga-x38-dq6 mobo. iv run bandwidth tests etc which are fine and cpu-z, windows, everest and the mobo all report the ram is indeed running in dual channel. anyway thanks for ur help guys, Im off to sink some Japs!